Faculty / program leadership: Andrés Villa Massiff
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DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
12 months (1 year, May 2026 to 30 April 2027 for the 2026-2027 round)
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureRotation with the foot and ankle surgery team for 12 months within the UC CHRISTUS Health Network (Hospital Clínico UC, Clínica San Carlos de Apoquindo, Centro Médico San Joaquín, Centro Médico Lira 85) and Complejo Asistencial Dr. Sótero del Río, covering trauma and elective foot and ankle surgery including ankle arthroscopy; two summative case-based exams at 6 and 12 months.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
Foreign applicants are accepted but must have the specialist title validated in Chile through CONACEM and send the listed documents to Salomé Echagüe.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
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Medical registration
Specialist title validated in Chile via CONACEM (foreign applicants); Registro Nacional de Prestadores Individuales de Salud certificate and civil-liability insurance appear in the documentation list.
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Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
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Visa or work authorisation
Not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY72% of core application fields verifiedChecked 3 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateMay 2026 for the most recent round (the postulation calendar also lists a start on 1 June 2026)
Application route / cycleAnnual concurso. For the 2026-2027 round, applications were received from 6 January to 11 March 2026, interviews 16-20 March 2026 and results 23 March 2026; that window has ended. The next round has not been published.
Foreign applicants: specialist title in Traumatology validated in Chile through CONACEM
Legalised notarised academic transcripts, ID copy, updated CV with courses/congresses/publications, hepatitis B vaccination or antibody certificate, evaluation letter from programme head or service chief, handwritten application letter
Vaccination records (hepatitis B or anti-HBs antibody titre, COVID, influenza)
Registro Nacional de Prestadores Individuales de Salud certificate
Civil-liability insurance
IAAS, BLS and radiation-protection course certificates
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
One-year post-specialty fellowship in foot and ankle surgery at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, open to orthopaedic specialists, including foreign applicants with CONACEM-validated titles. Note: The page's fellowship text gives a programme year of May 2026 to 30 April 2027 whereas the separate postulation calendar lists the programme start as 1 June 2026.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile / UC CHRISTUS
The Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, runs sub-specialty post-residency fellowships within the UC CHRISTUS health network in Santiago. Host: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Departamento de Ortopedia y Traumatología / Red de Salud UC CHRISTUS.
